The Most Beautiful Girl in School Asked Me to Prom

They only see the moment.

Not the future.

Not the ripple effect.

Not the life that changes because of it.

I stood up.

“Come with me.”

She followed me down the hallway.

At the end was a conference room.

Inside sat three people.

A lawyer.

A financial advisor.

And the director of a nonprofit organization.

Charlotte stopped.

Confused.

“What is this?”

I looked at her.